Wimp Compton Chases SHS Croquet Power Plans
SHS seniors recall croquet rumors as Gary Wimp Compton leads an effort to start a varsity croquet team. He sought a coach, contacted Mr. Lindsey who agreed, but time constraints halted the squad. Wimp vows to try again next spring while also floating a winter volleyball idea.
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SHS
Gary
Wimp” Compton
Wimp
Compton
Bill Deem
Yemm
Lindsey
NCIC
Gary “Wimp’ Compton
STHS
Radio Club Organized By Roy Witherow
The radio club elected officers for the year with Lucian Vittore as president Mike Reyes as secretary and Mark Menace as treasurer. Enrollment has risen with new members welcome. Four members Mike Reyes Steve Deetz Bill Davis and another have earned licenses. The club added a new antenna expanding operation to five bands from two. It has made contacts with Italy Wales West Germany and Japan. Sterling High students are invited to join. see Mr Zeigler for details.
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Roy Witherow
Radio Club
Lucian Vittore
Mike Reyes
Mark Menace
Steve Deetz
Bill Davis
Italy
Wales
West Germany
Japan
Sterling High
Zeigler
GAA Banquet and Safari Theme Father Daughter Night
Mary Wise reports on the GAA Dad and Daughter night held November 19 1970 in the fieldhouse with 100 girls and their fathers enjoying aerial darts volleyball cage ball tennis and basketball. Fathers tried the Universal Gladiator as girls performed a safari animal skit and refreshments followed. Sterling Girls Athletic Association held a November 24 scavenger hunt collecting canned goods for needy families ending with a bonfire at Karma Friels home.
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Sterling Girls’ Athletic Association
Karma Friel
Future Teachers Hold Meeting
Carol West outlines the emergence of Future Teachers of America as a club planning Cadet Teaching, Teacher Aids, and visits to orphaned children over the Christmas Holidays. The piece invites interested readers to attend a meeting.
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FTA
Future
Teachers’ of America
Science Club Formed at STHS Opens Membership
The STHS Science Club invites new members to join, citing ample resources and a two year old telescope to be used. Members participate in movies, lab work, lectures, and experiments, with field trips to the Museum of Science and Industry, Allied Radio, the Chicago Loop, and the Macocada Caves. Meetings occur twice monthly and officers Sue Dirks, Brian Walton, Connie Detman, and Pat Swanson welcome interested students to attend.
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Roy Witherow
Sths Science Club
Museum of Science and Industry
Allied Radio
Chicago Loop
Macocada Caves
Sue Dirks
Brian Walton
Connie Detman
Pat Swanson
Darkness and Blindness as Inner Truths in Verse
Linda Williams explores darkness as both danger and solace, weaving reflections on blindness, perception, and self understanding. The speaker probes light and shadow within, noting the sighted can be blind and the truly blind may see.
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GAA
Mary Wise
By Carol West
Science Club
By Linda Williams
Dazziea
Kline
Obermiller’s
Sterling, Ill
Wschuneman
E. 8Rd St
Sterling, IU
Stiles
S. Mart
Sears
Rosbuck and
Prince Castle
Prince Burger
Prince Castles
Haskell
Gehring’s
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